State Coaching Instructor Mentorship Program

Purpose - The state instructor mentorship
program is established to expand the state instructor
base and satisfy the ever-growing demand for highly
qualified coaching instructors and modern coaching
education.

Qualifications -
The coaches entering this program needs the necessary
qualifications, National Youth License and/or the USSF
A & B license. (You
must have the National Youth License in order to teach
the State Level I, II, & III Courses, while the
A & B will enable you to teach the E & D Licenses.)

Duties – State instructors will
assist the State Technical Director of Coaching on
state Levels I, II, & III Courses, and E & D
licenses, and then lead the following course with the
Technical Director assisting. The Technical Director
will periodically evaluate coaches' performance, and
instructor status will be granted or extra training
will be given until the coach reaches the necessary
standard. In order to maintain state instructor status
coaches must attend state instructors training
event when requested by the State Technical
Director.

Compensation – State instructors
will be compensated for their time, meals, and mileage
when instructing any of the above courses or licenses.
Compensation rates depend on coaching qualifications
and course instructed.

State
Instructors Training Events -
The first State instructors training event will be
held in January, 2008 in Jackson, MS. For immediate
consideration please contact the State Technical Director
of Coaching at the MSA office at (601)
420-6055 or email at techdirector@mississippisoccer.org
for details and application form.

Click
here to for more information and to download a
registration form. Online registration will soon be available.